Around Campus: Michelle Pieczynski moves atop points list at Monmouth

Angie Mountain @HomeFields

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Oct 27, 2011 at 12:01 AMOct 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM

Monmouth junior Michelle Pieczynski (Central Bucks West) became the all-time points leader for the field hockey team with two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win over visiting St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday.

The Hawks have clinched at least the second seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament to be played Nov. 4 and 5 at Rider. Pieczynski has three goals this season. She has 94 career points on 41 goals and 12 assists.

More field hockey:

La Salle freshman Colleen Kempf (Central Bucks South) has been named the Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Rookie of the Week. Kempf scored the first two goals of her collegiate career in a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sunday.

Sweet Briar fell to Sewanee, 6-1, on Oct. 16, with the only goal for the Vixens coming from freshman forward Sarah Cooper (Central Bucks West).

Tracey Scanlon (Gwynedd-Mercy Academy) scored the winning goal for Catholic University on Tuesday as the Cardinals handed top-ranked Salisbury its first loss of the season, 2-1.

Men's soccer:

Villanova junior defender Kyle Soroka (Neshaminy) scored the Wildcats' only goal in a 2-1 loss to eighth-ranked South Florida on Saturday. On Oct. 19, Soroka netted a pair of goals in a 3-1 win over St. John's.

Mike Brennan (St. Joe's Prep/Feasterville) scored a goal for Catholic University in a 4-1 win over St. Mary's on Wednesday.

Volleyball:

Widener junior Angela DiMaria (Archbishop Wood) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week. DiMaria came through with two key kills in a 3-2 win over Elizabethtown, ending the match with 17 kills and 23 digs. In four matches, she racked up 34 kills, 50 digs and five aces as the Broncs won all four contests.

Gettysburg sophomore Courtney Cyr (Central Bucks West) logged five total blocks in a 3-0 victory over Muhlenberg on Saturday.

Women's soccer:

Penn State Abington freshman goalkeeper Gabrielle Benedict (Central Bucks West) has tallied six shutouts this season, with 59 saves and a 0.93 goals-against average. During the team's nine-game winning streak, Benedict has allowed just eight goals and has posted four shutouts.

Gettysburg freshman Molly Phillips (Pennsbury) scored in the 82nd minute to lift the Bullets to a 1-0 win over Muhlenberg on Saturday. Junior Lindsey Lyons (Pennridge) picked up her first goal of the season in Gettysburg's 1-0 win over Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday.

Cross country:

Gettysburg junior Christine Esposito (Neshaminy) finished sixth among 73 runners at the Battle for the Buggy hosted by Elizabethtown on Saturday. She ran the 4-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 46 seconds. For the men's team, freshman Ryan Matzke (Neshaminy) came in 20th in 23:43 on the 6K course. For the Elizabethtown Alumni team, Greg Wetzel crossed the line first in 21:12.

Football:

Catholic University scored with 21 seconds to play to down Emory & Henry on Saturday, 28-24. Joe Tretter (Conwell Egan) blocked a field goal for the Cardinals.

Juniata fell to Muhlenberg, 28-3, on Saturday. Freshman quarterback Ward Udinski (Central Bucks West) threw for 134 yards and carried the ball 16 times for 45 yards. D'Sean Popley (Academy of the New Church) had a season-high seven receptions for 25 yards.

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